Selective filtering of password protected archives

Kobi 6666

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Hello,
Is there any way for selective filtering of attachments (password protected archives in my case) ? (i checked all the docs after every pmg update to no avail)
I'm considering switching from mailscanner to pmg but i don't seem to find a way to handle zip protected password in corellation with the sending / receiving domain.
I want to allow password protected files from some domains, but block them by default.
In mailscanner i have the following options:
- block all encrypted docs (pdfs in my case)

Block Encrypted Messages = %etc-dir%/password_encrypted_docs_allow_gdpr.conf
- selective permit of password protected archives
Allow Password-Protected Archives = %etc-dir%/password_protected_archives_allow_gdpr.conf
And in the files specified i can selective allow / block the files from and to various domains / addresses.
Thanks in advance.
 
No this is currently not directly configurable per domain/recipient
You can enable 'Block encrypted archives and documents' (GUI->Configuration->Virus Detector->Options)- then the mails with such an attachment will get the Heuristic Score as Spampoints assigned ((GUI->Configuration->Spam Detector->Options) - you could use this information in the rule syste
(set the heuristic score to something very high - e.g. 20 and create 2 rules - one with those recipients which should get it - and put the mails for them in to quarantine, one without any who object (default) - and use the action Block)

I hope this helps!
 
Hi,
I've checked your solution and i can confirm it's working, thanks very much for your help. I am now considering to switching to PMG, that was an important matter that was holding me back.
However, are there any further side effects, like increasing the spam score for a sender / domanin that was blocked using this rule, even if, in general, he/she is a legitimate sender or coming from a trusted domain ?
 
However, are there any further side effects, like increasing the spam score for a sender / domanin that was blocked using this rule, even if, in general, he/she is a legitimate sender or coming from a trusted domain ?
I think the only 'side-effect' is that it might skew bayes filtering (and it will skew autowhitelist scores) - but in both cases I would suggest to simply disable both features (GUI->Configuration->Spam Detector->Options) - as in my experience - they do not help too much (or rather sometimes even have a negative effect on detection rates)
 
Are you considering implementing these kind of rules ? Nowadays a lot of dangerous content come in form of encrypted documents. Also, due to eu gdpr rules, we are forced to encrypt trusted documents which contain personal informations. In my opinion, having been able to apply such rules would allow a lot of sys admins to ban / filter / permit encrypted docs more easily and in a more concise way.
 

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